PMID: 20632518Jul 17, 2010Paper

Electronic medical record use by office-based physicians and their practices: United States, 2007

National Health Statistics Reports
Esther Hing, Chun-Ju Hsiao

Abstract

This report presents information on the adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) by office-based physicians in 2007. Percentages of medical practices and physicians within practices using EMR systems are presented by selected physician and practice characteristics. Data from the physician induction interviews of the 2007 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) are presented. NAMCS is based upon a national probability sample of nonfederal office-based physicians who saw patients in an office setting. Sample data were weighted to produce national estimates of office-based physician characteristics and their practices. In 2007, 34.8 percent of office-based physicians reported using any EMR (all electronic or partially electronic medical record) system, which represented a 19.2 percent increase since 2006 and a 91.2 percent increase since 2001. Starting in 2005, NAMCS included additional questions about features of electronic record systems making it possible to categorize systems as basic or fully functional using similar definitions developed by health information technology (HIT) experts. Fully functional systems are a subset of basic systems. Some systems do not meet the requirements. In 2007, 11.8 percent of physi...Continue Reading

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